The US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati has lifted an injunction issued last month that temporarily blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for businesses with 100 or more workers. According to the ruling, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration "demonstrated the pervasive danger that COVID-19 poses to workers -- unvaccinated workers in particular -- in their workplaces." Full Story: CNBC (12/18),Reuters (12/19)
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Company leaders owe employees help to escape burnout, which will also keep their businesses functioning, consultant and entrepreneur Peter Cohan writes. Peer support networks, employee check-ins and worker-proposed solutions have been shown to stave off resignations, Cohan notes. Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (12/16)
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How to win the trust of those you lead You won't win the trust of people who report to you based on your title alone, writes Kevin Eikenberry. "[T]he best thing that you can do to help them trust you is to be trustworthy, be consistent so they know what to expect from you and to offer trust to them," Eikenberry writes. Full Story: Bud to Boss (12/17)
It happens every year. I say the same thing to myself just before Thanksgiving. "I am not giving in to the holiday food monster. I am going to be responsible. And work out!" Lies, lies, lies. First it was the sweet potato pie at Thanksgiving. Then butter cookies arrived at Walgreens -- and were buy one, get one free. And then I found the King Leo peppermint sticks at Hobby Lobby. That was it. All my discipline went up in smoke. So I find myself properly convicted by today's Health and Wellness story. I usually eat fairly well but between holiday festivities and basketball season starting again, I've been grabbing dinner on the go more often than normal. And it's college bowl season too. What better way to enjoy the Division III matchup between Mary Hardin-Baylor and North Central than with butter cookies and hot cocoa? But it's time to right myself. It's time to take back the reins from the processed junk and put good food into my body. And take my body to the gym. What about you? How do you stay healthy during the holidays? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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